A lightweight, balanced plain-woven sheer fabric, or gauze, like gossamer, woven of alternate S- and Z-twist crepe (high-twist) yarns made of silk, polyester, or cotton.
Any purely ornamental accessory on a woman's dress, such as a bunch of ribbon, lace, etc.
Affected with or suffering from rickets.
Of an object: not strong or sturdy, as because of poor construction or upkeep; not safe or secure.
Of a person: feeble in the joints; tottering.